The DRI Excel Bed Wetting Alarm is a simple, easy to use enuresis alarm. A small battery operated alarm is attached to the shirt or pajama top and worn by your child to bed. A Urosensor (urine detector) is placed inside your child's underwear in a mini pad or sandwiched between two pair of underwear. The sensor can also be placed inside a pull-up worn by your child. The sensor is connected to the alarm unit on your child's shoulder by a small wire. When your child wets, the sensor detects the urine and the alarm emits a loud chirping noise to alert you and your child. Simply unplug the sensor to turn sound off.
The bedwetting alarm is attached to the child's top using the Velcro on the back of the alarm box. You may secure the alarm using a safety pin through the Velcro, or sewing one piece of the Velcro to the top.
The DRI Excel Urosensor is suitable to use in a pull-up or minipad. Simply cut a 1 inch slit on the inside of pad or the pull-up in the crotch area. Insert the point of the scissors into the slit, and moving the scissors from side to side, make a small tunnel into which you can insert the urine detector. To make sure that the Urosensor stays in place, it can be useful to tape across the slit once you have put the detector inside. The Velcro piece that secures the bedwetting alarm to the pajama shoulder can be pinned or sewn in place. The covering layer of some pullups and minipads are designed to keep the user dry, and if the Urosensor is placed just under that layer, it may not trigger. It is best to insert the Urosensor under the layers of the absorbent material so that they will become wet and press onto the Urosensor.
Alternative placement is to use underwear with double fabric in the front fly area. Cut a slit in the outside layer toward the crotch and insert the Urosensor inside with the black sensing strip facing the user. Note: Wrapping the Urosensor in a tissue before insertion can help the wetting to be detected more quickly. Another option is to wear two pairs of close fitting underwear and put the Urosensor, wrapped in a tissue or not wrapped, between the two pairs. (More extensive placement instructions)